Tips for your FIRST CARVED TURNS on a Snowboard

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[donmueller]

These basic lessons you've offered this year, is your best work, yet. Vids are must-see viewing for anyone learning or wanting to get better. So few riders ever get the experience of truly riding on their edge using the side cut. Keep of the good work.

[joshuaarcher]

What beauty! The snow is your canvas, artistically painted, sharp S-lines all over the mountain! And those awesome nose presses and spins! Love watching you and Giri!

[ryanklug]

when you two work together you're like the mad scientists of snowboarding collaboration. last time you guys were together you absolutely nailed it. been trying to get my gf to commit an put pressure on the front of her board, get the side cut to grip when linking turns . She ends up going back to a Fallin leaf instead of toes heels toes heels. So basically a giant C turn. Giri said it best "on the heel slip you mercy of gravity " pulling you. you want to work against that that youdon't always want to go down the hill the way gravity is pulling us 👍. The best way I can describe it is having a car and you weight going to the back tires and the fronts barely grabbing. You cannot steer unless your front tires are down. a lot of people seem to be scared of committing and putting weight on their front foot and leaning down the hill they pulled back which creates more instability and less control leaning into your turns and the front of your board. You should have a saying that says " less slipping more gripping" haha

[dootdoot]

On my 6th day learning to board... watching this channel. Snowboard addiction and snowboard procamp with TJ has made me realize as I progress just how much time I spend on making sure not to develop habits like my back slipping out when carving...now that I have learned to carve and link my turns... I dig solid trench's now. All I have looked for and tried for over the last few days has been around creating the deepest most solid line I can. Pushing into it.

What I have been working on to up my balance and snowboard muscles is.. hopping while digging that trench on heel and toe edge. Massive progress from this.

[DontEven]

This is ridiculously good instruction.

[TheSnowboardJourney]

"Most snowboarders never make a carved turn..." Fact. All you have to do is watch the majority coming down the mountain while on the lift. Great vid, still need to clean up my carves over the next few decades. Key point: Terrain selection is def huge. I prefer mellow greens and blues all day for the carves. No shame in my game.

[tatukpable]

I love how he goes from teacher to fucking stomping tear-assing beast god bro of carving !! Long live the king

[Always_Curious_Joe]

Awesome tips dudes!

I'm a beginning snowboarder and I knew when I watched other people riding that I wanted to ride on the edge like that, I wanted to be able to carve.

This is what I'm going to be working on to perfect!

I love snowboarding and I've only went twice!

Please keep up the great vids!

[grantwhyman]

This tutorial was perfect timing. We’ve just spent a week in Bansko Bulgaria and my mate asked me to help him to link his turns. He could already do falling leaf but getting him to do the carve on each edge and both ways across the slope until he was confident on each edge it was an easy progression for him to then turn onto the opposite edge as he was then already confident on it. We spent the morning on the nursery slopes then went to the top of the mountain which is a nice blue and rode to the bottom 12 km with no problem linking turns all the way. He’s been a sire all his life but is now converted. Thanks so much👍

[CanadianHardwoodPro]

No shit, I just teared up watching you guys carve at the end of the vid. I had no idea that you could do this. It's art. Thank you for the 101!

[wkwvpzt]

Best carving tutorial ever on Youtube!! Love the detail and progression building.

[mertcanugurcan]

Mostly I don't write comments but I love your videos and work. Thanks for lessons. You are the best :)

[youtubeuniversity]

Absolutely correct on that feeling! I've been watching your videos and practicing these carves all season. I got one full C in this week. Keep these coming Ryan. You've helped me a lot. Thank you

[zolkagro]

I wish I had access to such flat tracks, it can be so much fun carving across those. It's way more difficult when you constantly have to even out bumps.

[anls]

Ryan you are so awesome !!!! you slip so cool like left carve right carve left carve right carve its so fun to watch

[andrewcrooks]

I like this, I think it's kind of a good intro into your how to really really carve tutorials.

I think that sensation of carving and "letting your side cut do its work" needed a bit more explanation for a beginner so they can look for and recognize that feeling when they get up on their edge and their board takes off.

[chuck__van]

Sensational Vid Ryan. Love how Giri breaks it down. More beginner focused tutorials like this would be amazing.

[seththeguy]

Being a wake boarder for 10 years now this is how I learned how to turn

[stiken]

Perfect and so deep explanation.
I had no idea how to teach my wife and daughter to make first sharp carves.
Now it will be a piece of cake.
Thank You very much guys.
Ryan, You are my master.
I've learned a lot from You just looking to Your perfect ride.
Greets from Poland.
❤️

[doyouevennaturebro]

This is awesome. Gives me an exact place to start. Thanks guys.